Itching
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Printed Date: April 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Topic: Itching
Posted By: placid warrior
Subject: Itching
Date Posted: November 02, 2005 at 1:12 AM
my guess is wait it out, dont wear anything with long sleeves so u dont irritate it more and dont rub your arms. u could possibly treat it like stinging nettle or poison ivy?
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Posted By: djrcustom
Date Posted: November 02, 2005 at 10:47 AM
Also try the poof sponge things for the liquid soaps, they work pretty good, won't get rid of all of it but should help some, works for me anyways =P and try not to itch it
Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: November 02, 2005 at 11:00 AM
LOL I had a feeling this thread was about this. djrcustoms suggestion usually works for me. But I remember I was so pissed off I took a roll of duct tape and wrapped it around my hand sticky side out and then I used it as kind of like a lint brush. That helped me out too.
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Posted By: mi_what
Date Posted: November 02, 2005 at 3:52 PM
I take an EXTREMELY hot shower after I am done working with glass. It helps to open your pores; also if you can get something like kinda tough and that liquid bath soap to wash off with while in the shower. I do that every time I work with fiberglass and I haven't itched once (which is great because I have to wear BDUs all day long)
Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: November 02, 2005 at 5:15 PM
This is my FG suit. I never sand FG without it.
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Posted By: toolinmaine
Date Posted: November 07, 2005 at 9:03 PM
Man, You gotta wear the proper clothing to fiberglass! Wear those uniforms that cover your whole body, the ones that autobody painters use. they are paperlike and cheap. They work good enough. If you do get fibers in your skin use some GOJO, and a really hotttt shower. Opens the poors and the GOJO digs it out. You can get it at VIP real cheap, like five bucks for a half gallon.. good investment. Also wear mechanics gloves or rubber gloves when sanding. the mechanics gloves are like 10 bucks at Sears or Home Depot. They breathe well and keep out fibers.. Also make sure to wear a GOOD mask like this one to keep that sh&& out of your lungs its causes micro cuts which make you cough and such. Those cheap dollar ones at Wal Mart wil not do a good enough job. Its your body take good care of it.
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Posted By: toolinmaine
Date Posted: November 07, 2005 at 9:06 PM
A MASK LIKE THIS ONE FROM ABOVE POST ------------- ERIC ANDERSON-NOSREDNA CIRE
Posted By: fibeyfreak
Date Posted: November 08, 2005 at 8:28 AM
I was reading something a while ago it said to use baby powder on the areas that will be exposed to fiberglass dust. I tried it using my girlfriends victorias secret powder.....we didnt ha ve any baby powder but it worked
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Posted By: mi_what
Date Posted: November 08, 2005 at 10:11 AM
You used Victoria's Secret powder????? OOOKAY  . Wouldn't baby powder absorb the sweat the drips off of your body causing it to wear off and overheat your body quicker? I mean sure you would smell pretty good afterwards...especially if you used...lol...lmao...Victorias Secret powder (just playing fibeyfreak) but, seriously I don't know how well that would work and I don't want to coax anyone into rubbing themselves down with baby powder. It sounds like it would work in the case of our friend up here, for removing the annoying itch AFTER you got it.
Posted By: smurphalurph
Date Posted: November 08, 2005 at 11:26 PM
Gotta love the Dremel, but yeah I use the poof sponge after doing anything with glass.
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Posted By: davedyer79
Date Posted: November 09, 2005 at 3:47 PM
Panty hose. Just get some from Wal-Mart or your moms drawer and rub it across the affected area. Always works for me. I was a little embarresesed to suggest panty hose on this forum, but after the Victoria Secret powder suggestion I think it will be appropriate.
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Posted By: 318ti
Date Posted: November 09, 2005 at 7:29 PM
weird, i must be part machine or somthing, but i have never had a problem with itching. Any type of itching for that matter, but especially with fiberglass. I wear shorts and a t-shirt to sand in, but i do wear a face mask. never had any itches though.
Posted By: liquidx9
Date Posted: November 09, 2005 at 8:43 PM
If you're already itching you want to take a COLD shower. The cold water closes up the pores which doesn't allow any more FB dust to enter. I always wea certain clothes when I sand, along with a respirator. And I ALWAYS take an ice cold shower immediately after I take the clothes off. This is why I hate FBing in the Winter. I usually try to have 2 sets of clothes available so I can wash on set after a legnthy sanding session. If I'm just laying glass up I never get itchy if I have my long sleaves on and some Nitrile gloves. Sometimes I wear a long lab coat if I'm too lazy to change clothes for a short session. But if you're doing alot of glassing just get used to a certain amount of itch creeping up from time to time.
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Posted By: audiobhan101
Date Posted: December 03, 2005 at 10:21 PM
OK ya i was just reading this thread and a hot shower is defintly a BAD idea. You have no idea how much that will stink and irritate if the glass is already making you itch. Wash affected areas with cold water, a deep cleaning soap (like even some kind of acne wash or something) and gently try to brush fibers out with a coth or something similar.
DO NOT TAKE A HOT SHOWER! if there is no itching than this is ok but you will itch ten times worse if you take a hot shower.
little late to be posting but i hope this helps.
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Posted By: mi_what
Date Posted: December 04, 2005 at 12:12 PM
Alright, now, I know different strokes for different folks and all but:
liquidx9 wrote:
If you're already itching you want to take a COLD shower. The cold water closes up the pores which doesn't allow any more FB dust to enter.
This doesn't make any sense.
How is fiberglass dust gonna get on your body and in your pores when your in the shower? Hopefully, you're not working with fiberglass in your shower already. When you step into the shower, the water will rinse your body clean of any remaining fiberglass. The hot water will open the pores and allow the dust/fiberglass to exit your body (then the previous sentence comes into back effect).
Posted By: audiobhan101
Date Posted: December 04, 2005 at 10:12 PM
by the way that stink is supposed to say sting in that other post i made. i dont think fiberglass stinks.
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Posted By: j68rh
Date Posted: December 05, 2005 at 6:48 AM
When I am sanding fiberglass I have a pair of old coveralls I put on with the sleeves down. But if for some reason I get glass on me a cold shower and that poof thing works wonders.
Posted By: suicidecustom
Date Posted: December 05, 2005 at 9:13 PM
mi_what wrote:
Alright, now, I know different strokes for different folks and all but:
liquidx9 wrote:
If you're already itching you want to take a COLD shower. The cold water closes up the pores which doesn't allow any more FB dust to enter.
This doesn't make any sense.
How is fiberglass dust gonna get on your body and in your pores when your in the shower? Hopefully, you're not working with fiberglass in your shower already. When you step into the shower, the water will rinse your body clean of any remaining fiberglass. The hot water will open the pores and allow the dust/fiberglass to exit your body (then the previous sentence comes into back effect).
if you have fg dust on your skin then it gets into your pores and thats what causes the itching. taking a hot shower opens the pores and forces more of the dust into your pores whereas a cold shower closes your pores and doesnt allow anymore dust in!. its actually the powder that is used to hold the fiberglass strands together that makes you itch
Posted By: mi_what
Date Posted: December 06, 2005 at 9:58 AM
I understand the point you are trying to convey; and this is a classic example of different things working for different people. However, what I am saying is that:
You just get done sanding glass down, you decide to head inside to clean up to get some chow, hop in the shower. Now at this point all of the dust is either on you or the floor from brushing it off, as soon as you get into the shower, ALL of the fiberglass dust is going to wash off of you (in the same direction that the water is going...down) now the only thing that MIGHT itch is your feet. Using hot water will open your pores and allow you to scrub the remaining out.
Now, this works like like magic for me...then again my body has been put through hell and it's possible that I built up an immunity to this stuff. I was just putting my opinion for this poor fellow
Posted By: placid warrior
Date Posted: December 06, 2005 at 8:07 PM
i agree with mi_what on this, but each to his/her own. If your gonna use the hot and cold theory with opening and closing the pores then what about this....if u use cold water how is it gonna rinse the dust already in your pores as the pores will shrink or close and the dust in the skin can't be washed away. Your taking a shower...the water is constantly pouring over u replacing old water with new...hot water opens the pores..fresh water continuously flows over the skin washing away the dust, if the pores are open the dust will be washed off that much easier, unless your shower recycles the water u washed yourself with your not gonna get any more dust in the pores with the hot shower. Just my $.02.
Posted By: davedyer79
Date Posted: December 07, 2005 at 8:34 AM
Man, never thought this forum would have this much debate! It seems to most that just the simple act of running water over your skin will wash most of the dust off you, regardless if it is hot water or cold water. I have tried both. When I do some light sanding, like kick panels and door pods, I just use panty hose, as I mentioned above. After heavy sanding jobs, sub boxes and center consoles, I usually take a HOT shower. I have tried both, and they both seem to work the same. Another thing I discovered the other day was that my wife's loofa seemed to "lift" it out of my skin when I was in the shower, so that's a thought. I think both showers will do the same, and to each his own.
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Posted By: toolinmaine
Date Posted: December 09, 2005 at 10:17 PM
suicidecustom wrote:
mi_what wrote:
Alright, now, I know different strokes for different folks and all but:
liquidx9 wrote:
If you're already itching you want to take a COLD shower. The cold water closes up the pores which doesn't allow any more FB dust to enter.
This doesn't make any sense.
How is fiberglass dust gonna get on your body and in your pores when your in the shower? Hopefully, you're not working with fiberglass in your shower already. When you step into the shower, the water will rinse your body clean of any remaining fiberglass. The hot water will open the pores and allow the dust/fiberglass to exit your body (then the previous sentence comes into back effect).
if you have fg dust on your skin then it gets into your pores and thats what causes the itching. taking a hot shower opens the pores and forces more of the dust into your pores whereas a cold shower closes your pores and doesnt allow anymore dust in!. its actually the powder that is used to hold the fiberglass strands together that makes you itch Ok if you have done fiberglassing and you are going to solve the issue taking a shower go w/ hot becuase, if you take a cold shower and close up your pores you are trapping the fiberglass under your skin. Not good. this is also what causes pimples, which is why ists a good idea to shower after playing sports or working hard. This rinces out your pores and causes less irritation. So a hot shower would be better. If you close the pores you risk infection.
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Posted By: bry_gordan
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 10:39 PM
baby powder works good when you suite up tape off put some powder on any exposed skin it seals poors and glass cant get in it works really good
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Posted By: jorknow
Date Posted: December 19, 2005 at 7:19 PM
When I sand fiberglass, I usually just wear normal clothes, and sometimes a dusk mask, sometimes I itch, sometimes I dont. One thing is to blow most of the dust off you with an air blower say, and try to get a shower when you can. A cold shower works, thats what I use, and I also go in my pool, but I live in Florida so its hot enough for that.  But by now, even though im 15, I am used the the dust and it no longer bothers me.
Posted By: tong3
Date Posted: January 27, 2006 at 11:28 PM
Here's my $0.02. Use orange goop, fast orange or any automotive handwash with pumice in it. Works for me every time.
Posted By: jfunk06
Date Posted: January 28, 2006 at 11:39 PM
Yeah, i dont know about all of this stuff. Whenever i work with glass, which is pretty frequent, nothing bothers me. First prohject, i was SO scared of this, and wore like a thick jacket and evcerything. Turns out, diudn't even affect me. Only FG that is a pain, is tinsulation, after working with that stuff, i was itching pretty good!
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Posted By: unreality
Date Posted: February 05, 2006 at 10:56 PM
Hey, just my bit, if I know I've got some f/g in/on me, and it's not itching, cold showers work, if I'm allready itching, a hot [really hot] shower works to get it out. just my experiences.
Posted By: Glowinlow22
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 2:49 AM
2 things, 1 no matter how well you suit up, tape off or prepare yourself fiberglass will find your skin, unless of course you have a spare pressure suit laying around. 2 baby powder works wonders, i have a buddy whos done glass work for 30 plus years and swears by it. Myself, i make every attempt possible to get all the visible glass off of my body usually with air, then its a warm shower with somethin i can scrub with. I actually just got done grinding glass tonight in a t shirt and shorts, the only thing that really itches is between my fingers and its not to bad, guess my systems getting used to glass lol. Another thing that works really well that alot of guys dont seem to know, and this may be my opinion more than fact, but when i'm working with glass, chopped mat seems to itch no matter what to some degree, but weaved mat doesnt seem to itch when you grind it, i've had my hands completely covered in the stuff before to the point it looks like i'm playing in flower and it never itches. If you can stand to work with the weaved stuff, it might not be a bad option :) J~
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